The Globalist Quiz: Answer

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A. 645 million is not correct.

The health gains are significant. The current level of contraceptive use prevents 218 million unintended pregnancies each year. That, in turn, averts 55 million unplanned births, 138 million abortions (40 million of which would have been performed under unsafe conditions), 25 million miscarriages and 118,000 pregnancy-related deaths, according to research conducted by the Guttmacher Institute and the UN Population Fund.

In addition to health gains, empowering women to prevent unintended pregnancies has broader benefits. They include increased education for women, better child health, greater family savings and more stable societies.

B. 222 million is correct.

An estimated 222 million women in developing countries have an unmet need for contraception. If all these women were using modern methods of contraception, unintended pregnancies would decline by two-thirds, from 80 million to 26 million. This reduction would result in 26 million fewer abortions, 21 million fewer unplanned births and seven million fewer miscarriages.

C. 80 million is not correct.

In 2012, an estimated 80 million unintended pregnancies will occur in the developing world. Pregnancies that occur too early or too late in a woman's life, or that follow too soon after a previous one, can have negative health effects for both mother and baby.

D. 291,000 is not correct.

In 2012, an estimated 291,000 women in developing countries are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes – and 104,000 of these pregnancies will have been unintended.

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